“ I–.. ” Spinel turns away, unable to look Rose in the eyes. Why now!? She wasn't ready!
She grits her teeth and balls her hands into fists, shaking as she does so.
“ ... Heard you were back. Had to see it to believe it. ”
Another ghost from her past, a reminder of how she’d been hurt and hurt in return.
This one she never thought she’d be ready to see.
“ It’s me, yes, I..”
Ba-dump. Ba-dump. Her eyes widen at the sight. Sure, she never met.. this form, but..
“ Y–You–... ” A lump forms in Spinel's throat as she takes a step back.